How hard do you squeeze it? Mine is in like new condition and moves
easily wherever I grab it. However, I know I have a very light touch. My
secretary used to marvel that anything I typed on my keyboard actually
ended up on the screen. So I just tried gripping it much more tightly
than is my habit. Then it gets stiffer, and does so more at the 3-9
oclock position that at others. I suspect the ring is slightly flexible
and goes a bit out of round with pressure. This would likely be more
noticeable in a lens that has seen more use and needs lubing in that
area. It appears mine spent all of its life in a box before it came to
me a few months ago. (Thanks Tom!)
Moose
Glenn Stauffer wrote:
>I recently purchased a used 35-105 and notice that the aperature ring is
>not as smooth as my other Zuiko lenses. This is the first lens of this
>model and the first Olympus zoom lens I've had experience with, so maybe
>I'm exagerating the problem a bit.
>
>Anyway, if I grip the aperature ring at the 3 & 9 o'clock position, it
>moves stifly between the settings. If I grip the ring at 12 & 6
>o'clock, the aperature control works perfectly fine - not as smoothly as
>my 135/2.8; closer to my 24/2.8 or 50macro. Wierd.
>
>
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